Decompose Fraction...3

[nycmathguy]

Decompose 23/16 into two fractions. Please, show the steps.

 

[MathLover1]

23*(1/16)

where did you find this? what is hard about this?

 

[nycmathguy]

23*(1/16)

where did you find this? what is hard about this?

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[Country Boy]

I was wondering what "decomposing" meant here!
I can understand it meaning "break into two (or more) fractions that add to the given fraction": 23/16= 10/16+ 13/16 (or many other pairs of fractions, or more than two fractions) but I could also set it meaning "break into two (or more) fraction that multiply to the given fraction". 23 is prime so the numerators can only be 1 and 23 but there can be many denominators: 23/16= (1/4)(23/4)= (23/8)(1/2)= (1/8)(23/2) etc.

 

[nycmathguy]

I was wondering what "decomposing" meant here!
I can understand it meaning "break into two (or more) fractions that add to the given fraction": 23/16= 10/16+ 13/16 (or many other pairs of fractions, or more than two fractions) but I could also set it meaning "break into two (or more) fraction that multiply to the given fraction". 23 is prime so the numerators can only be 1 and 23 but there can be many denominators: 23/16= (1/4)(23/4)= (23/8)(1/2)= (1/8)(23/2) etc.

Very good. Merry Christmas.